Research Article

Assessment of Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Liver Diseases Unique to Pregnancy at a Tertiary Hospital in Ethiopia: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Table 2

Clinical manifestations of liver disease specific to pregnancy.

PE/E with liver dysfunction (%)HELLP syndrome (%)AFLP (%)HG with liver dysfunction (%)

Nausea and vomiting4 (9.3%)9 (25.7%)7 (100%)9 (100%)
Headache17 (39.5%)13 (37.1%)1 (14.3%)
Abdominal pain10 (23.3%)24 (68.6%)7 (100%)3 (33.3%)
Oliguria2 (4.7%)5 (14.3%)4 (57.1%)
Edema16 (37.2%)10 (28.6%)4 (57.1%)
Encephalopathy2 (4.7%)12 (34.3%)4 (57.1%)
Ascites8 (22.9%)5 (71.4%)
Jaundice11 (31.4%)6 (85.7%)
Convulsion6 (14%)16 (45.7%)1 (14.3%)
Proteinuria38 (88.4%)29(82.9%)3 (42.9%)

PE/E: preeclampsia/eclampsia; HELLP: hemolysis elevated liver enzyme and low platelet; AFLP: acute fatty liver of pregnancy; HG: hyperemesis gravidarum.